Advance directives in mental health : theory, practice and ethics /
An advance directive is a way of making a person's views known if he or she should become mentally incapable of giving consent to treatment, or making informed choices about treatment, at some future time. Advance Directives in Mental Health is a comprehensive and accessible guide for mental he...
| Основен автор: | Atkinson, Jacqueline M. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; Philadelphia :
Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
2007.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=216731 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Advance directives in mental health. |
| Резюме: |
An advance directive is a way of making a person's views known if he or she should become mentally incapable of giving consent to treatment, or making informed choices about treatment, at some future time. Advance Directives in Mental Health is a comprehensive and accessible guide for mental health professionals advising service users on their choices about treatment in the event of future episodes of mental illness, covering all ideological, legal and medical aspects of advance directives. Jacqueline Atkinson explains their origins and significance in the context of mental health legislation. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (215 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-206) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9781846426681 1846426685 1281143219 9781281143211 |